SNK Announces the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 8, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

SNK has really been making the rounds recently, haven’t they? Not only have they released new games such King of Fighters XIV and SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, their take on the mini-throwback console craze, the Neo Geo Mini, has been a resounding success. SNK is...

Extremely Rare Konami Famicom Games Cracked and Released

by David Oxford | Sep 5, 2019 | 1980s, 2010s

Retro gaming is bizarre, though not exactly uniquely so. In this day and age of the internet, it seems that every new release is in some way chronicled and talked about, recorded for all time. But looking back as recently as 30 years ago, there are all sorts of hidden...

Pre-Orders for the Evercade Drop on the 6th

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 2, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It was all the way back in April that I first reported on a GIF of a mysteriously silhouetted shape that resembled a SNES controller, including cartridge and all – and since then, the Evercade has been revealed along with a host of big-name publishers. The game...

The Game Console: A Book I Didn’t Know I Needed

by Ben Magnet | Sep 1, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

I would call myself an amateur video game historian.  I love watching videos on YouTube about the subject as well as going to Retro Video Game conventions and playing older systems.  It was this past Retro City Festival in Pomona CA where I played a Coleco Vision for...

Food for Thought: What If SEGA and Disney Released Their Own Version of the Limited Shōnen Jump Edition Famicom Mini?

by David Oxford | Aug 31, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

(First, assuming there’s anyone who actually comes in looking for my usual Thursday morning article, sorry about the lateness this week. I’ve been in bed sick for the last several days, and only now felt like I could do this piece some semblance of...

Disney’s Classic Aladdin and the Lion King Video Games Return with Digital and Retail Collection This Fall

by Old School Gamer | Aug 30, 2019 | 1990s, 2010s, Arcade

  Games will include new features and enhancements, and physical copies will be available for pre-order starting today for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One   EDISON, NEW JERSEY – Aug. 28, 2019 – On Oct 29, the 16-bit magic of Disney’s...